"Hey Luke call me back when you get this. I'm on my way to California." Brooke left this voicemail on Lucas' phone.
Brooke had been trying to reach Lucas for several hours but he wasn't picking up. She didn't have Lindsay's number so she couldn't contact him through her. She was going through a rough time dealing with the news the doctor gave her about her bearing children. She needed Lucas and she needed him right now.
"Alright thank you again Hales for watching her for me!" Brooke's sad smile reappeared on her face.
Haley shook her head, "It's never a problem. I'm glad I could help."
Brooke nodded once and turned to her daughter. "Momma will be back soon I promise."
Juliet began to cry. "But momma I wanna go with you."
Brooke smiled and hugged her daughter. "I know sweetie but you have school. Jamie will be here for you to play with everyday and so will your Aunt Haley and Uncle Nathan."
Jamie approached his cousin with a tissue. "Yeah we're all here! It'll be fun."
Juliet smiled wide and wiped her tears. "Okay I like fun!"
Brooke laughed and stood up again. "Okay I should be back in about two days!"
"Bye Brooke!" Haley and Nathan hugged Brooke.
"Bye momma." Juliet got in another hug and a kiss from her mom.
"Bye Aunt Brooke." Jamie hugged his aunt.
Brooke walked out of the house feeling extremely loved. She loved her family and was so lucky to have a family outside of her dysfunctional family.
xoxo
Lucas stood up from his bar stool. He'd been sitting at the bar alone for several hours. Peyton left after an hour to go oversee the set up for Mia's first showing in California. Lucas stayed behind and started on the script for his movie.
He checked his phone and saw almost a dozen missed calls from Brooke. "Shit!" Lucas listened to the voicemail Brooke left him.
A smile crept onto his face but then disappeared. "Had she found out about Peyton being here? Had she come here to fight Peyton once and for all?" All of these thoughts raced through Lucas' head.
He checked the time on the voicemail. It was left four hours ago. Brooke was probably already in California by now. Lucas decided to wait out Brooke's arrival in the lobby. He decided to be happy that she'd decided to surprise him.
"Lucas Scott?" Lucas heard his name being called.
He turned and in his seat and saw Brooke standing near the entrance to the hotel. He smiled from ear to ear and ran over to his fiancée.
"Hey beautiful!" Lucas hugged Brooke and kissed her several times. "What made you decide to come here after all?"
Brooke gave her shoulders a soft shrug. "I just missed you and I needed to feel your arms wrapped around me." She smiled.
Lucas wrapped his arms around Brooke and picked her up. "Well I'm free all night so we are going to cuddle and talk and cuddle all night."
The couple laughed together as Lucas carried Brooke up to his room. He carried her over the threshold and sat her back down.
"You were supposed to save that for our wedding night!" Brooke cried out, dropping her bag on the floor.
Lucas laughed and looked back at the door. "Well I needed practice."
Brooke laughed and plopped down onto the bed. She had been sad about the doctor's news but the moment she saw Lucas her heart was light and free again. She couldn't help but be happy about the sight of her fiancé racing towards her with a huge smile. But the thought of having to tell him about the doctor's visit made her sad all over again.
"Is it cuddle time already?" Lucas fell down on the bed beside Brooke.
Brooke rolled onto her side so she was facing Lucas. "I love you."
Lucas smiled and closed his eyes. "It still makes my heart skip a beat when you say that."
Brooke smiled, "Really?"
Lucas nodded and grabbed Brooke's hand to place on his chest. "You make my heart go crazy!"
Brooke rested her hand on Lucas' heart. "You may have a heart condition but your heart is not flawed Lucas Scott."
Lucas smiled and kissed Brooke. "Thank you pretty girl."
"I have something to tell you." Both Lucas and Brooke said in unison.
Brooke eyed Lucas. "What do you have to tell me?"
"I was going to ask you the same thing." Lucas replied.
"Well go ahead." Brooke sat up in the bed.
Lucas laughed and shook his head. "Peyton is here."
Brooke's eyes widened. "Excuse me?"
"I was at the bar and she just appeared! She says she is here on business." Lucas shrugged.
"Oh well it's just her business trip she told me about." Brooke fell back onto the bed.
"Now what is it you wanted to tell me?" Lucas questioned.
Brooke bit her lip and lied her head on his chest. "I went to the doctor's office."
Lucas looked down at Brooke. "Why?"
A knock sounded off against the hotel room's door. Lucas and Brooke both sat up. Lucas stood up and answered the door. On the other side of the door stood Peyton with two bottles of wine in her hand.
"What are you doing here Peyton?" Lucas stood in the doorway with the door only half way opened.
Peyton raised the two bottles of wine in her hands. "I thought since we were both in California alone we could both order room service and celebrate our accomplishments with these bottles of wine."
"I thought you came here with Mia?" Lucas questioned.
Peyton laughed. "She is only eighteen! She can't drink and she'd rather hole up in her room and watch TV!"
"Luke who is at the door?" Brooke called out from the bedroom.
Peyton and Lucas both looked at one another. A look of shock came over Peyton's face.
"It's just Peyton." Lucas answered.
Brooke came to the door despite the fact that she'd changed into her lacy black robe.
"Oh hey Peyton!" Brooke wrapped her arms around Lucas. "What are you doing here?"
Peyton looked from Lucas to Brooke then back again. "Just here to offer Lucas up a celebration for getting his book published and the new movie deal."
"Oh sorry I stood in the way of your plans." Brooke rested her head on Lucas' shoulder.
"Julian is in town, maybe you could celebrate with him!" Lucas suggested. "This is his first movie too! He has never produced a movie before only directed."
Peyton nodded and smiled, "I guess I'll give him a call."
"Well we'll see you later Peyton!" Brooke took the door out of Lucas' hand and shut it.
Although the girls were friends again Brooke still didn't trust Peyton with Lucas. Brooke knew feelings didn't go away overnight and neither did obsessions. Peyton had to learn on her own that Lucas didn't want her and that he'd moved on. Maybe she'd fall solace in Julian Baker?